Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Watford City, North Dakota. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

**As of August 5, 2025, project was awarded to Knife River Corporation, awarded amount is $2,199,970.70 McKenzie County Main Street South Multi-Use Path Project w The project consists of constructing a 1.2-mile concrete multi-use path and prefabricated pedestrian bridge including, but not limited to the following: Concrete Sidewalk, Concrete Bridge Abutments, Excavation, Riprap, Seeding, Signing, Pavement Marking, and other items, plus incidentals, as fully described in the bid documents and construction drawings. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price basis. All work under this advertisement shall be started on a date to be specified in a written notice to proceed from the McKenzie County Board of Commissioners. Work is expected to be substantially complete and ready for final payment on the dates specified in C-520 Agreement between Owner and Contractor (Agreement) as contained in the Contract Documents. Provisions for liquidated damages are also defined in the Agreement. Each bid will be submitted on the basis of a cash payment for work. The bid shall be accompanied by a Bidder's Bond and North Dakota Contractors licenses in a separate envelope. The Bid Bond shall be in the amount of five percent (5%) of the full amount of the bid, executed by the Bidder as Principal and by a Surety Company authorized to do business in ND as required by Section 48-01.2-5. If the Principal's bid is accepted by McKenzie County and the contract is awarded, the Principal, within 10 days after the Notice of Award, will be required to execute and affect a contract in accordance with the terms of the Principal's bid and any requirements and conditions of the McKenzie County Board of Commissioners. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within ten days, the bidder's bond must be forfeited to McKenzie County and the project will be awarded to the next lowest acceptable bidder. All bidders must be licensed for the highest amount of their bids, as required by Section 43-07-05 and Section 43-07-12 of the North Dakota Century Code and a copy of the license or certificate of renewal thereof issued shall be enclosed in the required bid bond envelope. No bid will be considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to Bond and Licenses, and any deficient bid submitted will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately. McKenzie County reserves the right to reject any and all bids submitted and to hold all bids for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days from said date of opening and to hold the three low bids and bid securities for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from said date of bid opening. McKenzie County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in its solicitation of bids. Questions during bidding should be directed to the office of Ackerman-Estvold, Cole Jones at (701) 837-8737 Question Deadline 07/15/2025 All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to Engineer in writing. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda delivered to all parties recorded as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than seven days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered.